NABLUS, February 25, 2025 (WAFA) – A Palestinian Tuesday evening succumbed to an injury he sustained from Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to medical sources.

The sources said that Tareq Qassem al-Qassas died of a critical injury he had suffered in the chest after being hit by live ammunition fired by Israeli occupation forces in the course of their aggression in the city.

They elaborated that the occupation forces fired barrages of live ammunition, tear gas, and concussion bombs toward Palestinians in the vicinity of the western cemetery in the city, killing the young man and injuring 11 others.

As part of the 11 gunfire casualties, seven sustained injuries across their bodies from live gunfire shot by the occupying forces, three others sustained shrapnel injuries and another suffered an injury as a result of falling from a high place.

Dozens of Palestinians suffocated from excessive tear gas inhalation, including a 7-year-old toddler.

Local sources said that Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) crews and firefighters evacuated children from kindergartens close to the scene of the raid.

In the morning hours, the occupation forces raided Nablus city for the third time and conducted search operations on the western cemetery, desecrating tombs and demolishing several, as confirmed by security sources.

They also barged their way into the eastern part of the city, opening gunfire in the vicinity of the Askar refugee camp, injuring a man with live ammunition in the foot.

The heavily armed soldiers rampaged through stores near the cemetery, confiscated security camera recordings, and detained a young man on al-Mamoun street.

The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without a search warrant whenever and wherever the military chooses, in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.